Thermodynamics
Syllabus, handouts and Lectures for this unit: Calendar | Handouts | Lectures
Labs for this unit: Newton's Law of Cooling
Assessments: 15.1 PV Diagrams and Work | 15.2 Carnot Cycle | 15.3 Thermodynamics
Worksheets: 15A W = PV, Heat Engines | 15B U, Adiabatic, Entropy, Carnot | 15.3 Thermodynamics
Help with: IB Thermodynamics Questions
Study for the IB Thermodynamics Test
Chapter 15:
15A. Solve first law problems where mechanical energy becomes heat.
15B. Solve heat, internal energy, and work problems. (Q = U + W)
15C. Calculate work on a PV diagram.
Complete Cycles
15D1. Understand isobaric, isochoric, isothermal, and adiabatic processes.
Isobaric Processes
Isochoric Processes
Adiabatic Processes
Isothermal Processes
15D2. Solve IB Thermodynamics problems.
XA Isobaric
XD Isochoric
Cycle ABCD
15E. Understand what the laws of thermodynamics are.
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
The Third Law of Thermodynamics
15G. Calculate the internal energy of an ideal gas from the moles and the temperature.
15H. Solve for pressures and volumes in an adiabatic process for an ideal gas.
15I. Calculate and estimate entropy changes for simple systems.
In processes:
15J1. Use Sankey diagrams to understand the relationship between efficiency, heat used, heat wasted, and useful work.
15J2. Understand the Carnot cycle, and calculate the Carnot Efficiency.